[jokosher-devel] create_new_instrument_type function for Extension API

[Luke Tilley <sinisterguy gmail com>]

I made a little function so extensions can add their own instruments.

Index: Extension.py
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--- Extension.py	(revision 717)
+++ Extension.py	(working copy)
@@ -163,6 +163,41 @@
 		   that equals instrumentID.
 		"""
 		self.mainapp.project.DeleteInstrument(instrumentID)
+
+	def create_new_instrument_type(self, defaultName, typeString, imagePath):
+		"""
+		   Creates and new instrument type in 
+		   the user's .jokosher/instruments folder
+		   return 0: sucess
+		   return 1: file exists
+		"""
+		instrument_file = os.path.join(Globals.INSTR_PATHS[1], typeString+".instr")
+
+		if not os.path.exists(instrument_file):
+			print "Creating instrument"
+			core = {"icon": "value", "type": "value"}
+			
+			instr = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
+			
+			instr.add_section("core")
+			instr.add_section("i18n")
+			
+			shutil.copyfile(imagePath, Globals.INSTR_PATHS[1]+"/images/"+os.path.basename(imagePath))
+			
+			core["icon"] = os.path.basename(imagePath)
+			core["type"] = typeString
+			
+			for key in core:
+				instr.set("core", key, core[key])
+			instr.set("i18n", "en", defaultName)
+
+			file = open(instrument_file, 'w')
+			instr.write(file)
+			file.close()
+			return 0
+		else:
+			print "Instrument Type already exists!"
+			return 1
 		
 	def add_export_format(self, description, extension, encoderName, muxerName=None, requiresAudioconvert=False):
 		"""